Tech incubators on a mission of diversity

Chicago

MANY tech startups are in the business of making themselves successful. But some entrepreneurs have set up businesses with the express mission of training others to be successful in the tech sector.

Several of those startups have dedicated themselves to creating programmes, incubators or accelerators to train blacks and Hispanics for tech jobs.

Silicon Valley has increasingly been scrutinised for its lack of diversity. But instead of leaving it to the tech giants to solve the problem alone, some see their own connections as a way to address the issue.

From NewME in California to B…